- Date
- 1995-03
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationinfrastructureeconomycommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beacon reported that the transfer station recycled about half of incoming materials and argued that crushing glass, shredding plastic, and compacting shipments saved money. It compared $2,512 in recycling-center charges with $15,684 in landfill charges for 1994–95. An April letter from Charlevoix County Planning Director Larry Sullivan praised the facility’s organization, cleanliness, and recycling operation; the issue also repeated a 45% recycling figure from a Petoskey News Review report.
Evidence limits
The figures are the newspaper’s reported comparison and are not an audited transfer-station ledger.
Sources
- Reports approximately 50% recycling, compacted shipping methods, and 1994–95 recycling charges of $2,512 compared with $15,684 in landfill charges. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1995-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the transfer-station recycling report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-03_Beaver-Beacon
- Publishes Sullivan’s praise for the transfer station’s organization, cleanliness, and recycling operation, alongside a reported comparison with Charlevoix County’s private waste-management arrangements and a 45% Beaver Island recycling rate. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1995-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the planning-director letter and editorial context.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-04_Beaver-Beacon
- Adds comparative recycling facts, including a reported $250 savings per ton diverted from landfill and approximately $20,000 in available savings at the then-current volume. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1995-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the recycling facts article.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-05_Beaver-Beacon
- Reproduces the Senate’s praise for Beaver Island’s landfill closure, transfer station, recycling streams, compacted mainland shipments, and Dennis Cieslak’s leadership. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1995-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the reproduced resolution.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 5 August 2026 · revised 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island explains the economic advantages of transfer-station recycling in 1995”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-transfer-station-recycling-economics-1995/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1995, “Economic Advantages of Recycling at the Transfer Station.” (and 7 further sources listed on the page).
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